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Austin FC sign M Owen Wolff to contract extension
Austin FC midfielder Owen Wolff on Tuesday agreed to terms on a contract extension that runs through the 2027 season with a club option for 2028.,Financial terms were not disclosed for Wolff, who has spent parts of four seasons with Austin. The move comes despite the club parting ways with his fathe...

Austin FC sign F Jader Obrian to 2-year extension
Austin FC agreed to a two-year contract extension with Colombian forward Jader Obrian.,The deal, announced Monday, runs through the 2026 season and includes an option for 2027.,Obrian, 29, recorded seven goals and four assists in 34 MLS matches (30 starts) in his first season with Austin.,"Throughou...

Atlanta United visit CF Montreal for wild-card showdown
Josef Martinez can eliminate his former team when CF Montreal host Atlanta United in Tuesday night's Eastern Conference wild-card game.,Martinez played for Atlanta from 2017-22, winning the MLS Cup and Most Valuable Player honors in 2018 before an ACL tear in early 2020 disrupted his career.,He has ...

FC Cincinnati lock down 3 seed in East with win over Union
Jakob Glesnes conceded an own goal early in the second half, and FC Cincinnati defeated the host Philadelphia Union 2-1 in Chester, Pa., on Saturday to wrap up the 2024 MLS regular season.,Yamil Asad also scored as Cincinnati (18-11-5, 59 points) nabbed the Eastern Conference's third seed in the MLS...

Lionel Messi's hat trick helps Inter Miami set MLS points record
Lionel Messi's hat trick led Inter Miami to an MLS single-season points record after their 6-2 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday on MLS Decision Day in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Despite not entering the match until the 58th minute, Messi assisted on Benjamin Cremaschi's go-ahead goal j...

Nashville SC blank lowly Chicago Fire to finish on strong note
Alex Muyl, Sam Surridge and Jacob Shaffelburg scored second-half goals as Nashville SC defeated the host Chicago Fire 3-0 on MLS' Decision Day.,Anibal Godoy had a pair of assists and goalkeeper Elliot Joseph Panicco made six saves in posting the shutout for Nashville (9-16-9, 36 points), which will ...

MLS playoffs: Montreal, Atlanta vie for right to face Miami
After clinching MLS playoff berths with regular-season-ending wins on Saturday, CF Montreal and Atlanta United will square off in the Eastern Conference's wild-card match on Tuesday.,The winner of the contest in Montreal draws a tough assignment in East's quarterfinals: a best-of-three series agains...

Real Salt Lake top Whitecaps on own goal, secure 3rd seed in West
Diego Luna scored a brilliant second-half equalizer before Real Salt Lake took the lead thanks to a bizarre own goal en route to a 2-1 win over the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night in both teams' regular-season finale.,Alexandros Katranis' cross from the left in the direction of Anders...

Late loss to Dynamo keeps Galaxy from topping West
Daniel Steres' goal in the 11th minute of second-half stoppage time led the Houston Dynamo to a stunning 2-1 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night.,Gabriel Pec had equalized for the Galaxy on a penalty kick in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time before Steres score...

Minnesota United routs St. Louis City, will open playoffs vs. RSL
Sang Bin Jeong came off the bench in the second half to score a brace and Robin Lod also scored to lead Minnesota United to a 4-1 Decision Day victory over St. Louis City on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Tani Oluwaseyi had two assists and Kelvin Yeboah picked up his first career MLS assist f...

After draw vs. Timbers, Sounders settle for No. 4 seed in Western Conference
Antony's goal in the second half allowed the Portland Timbers to notch a 1-1 tie against the host Seattle Sounders on Saturday night.,Yeimar scored the lone goal for Seattle. The Sounders (16-9-9, 57 points) finished fourth in the Western Conference as Real Salt Lake took third with its victory over...

Hines-Ike’s late goal lifts Austin FC past Rapids
Brendan Hines-Ike and Ethan Finlay scored goals two minutes apart in second-half stoppage time as Austin FC roared from behind to down the visiting Colorado Rapids 3-2 on Saturday in the teams' regular season finale., ,The Rapids (15-14-5, 50 points) move on to the postseason with the seventh seed i...

LAFC beat Earthquakes, claim No. 1 seed in West
Los Angeles FC scored three goals in the second half to defeat the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 on Saturday night, the final match of the MLS regular season for both teams.,LAFC (19-8-7, 64 points) finished with the same number of wins and points as the LA Galaxy atop the Western Conference sta...

FC Dallas edge SKC in matchup of eliminated teams
Petar Musa scored and FC Dallas capitalized on an own goal in a 2-1 win over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday on MLS Decision Day at Frisco, Texas.,Both teams were previously eliminated from playoff contention. Dallas (11-15-8, 41 points) finished in 11th place in the Western Conference, and Kansas ...

Atlanta United get needed victory at Orlando, make playoffs
Saba Lobjanidze and Jamal Thiare scored in the first 17 minutes as Atlanta United qualified for the postseason by wrapping up the regular season with a 2-1 road victory against Orlando City on Saturday night.,Atlanta United (10-14-10, 40 points) won back-to-back matches for the first time since Marc...

Charlotte FC spoils D.C. United's playoff hopes
Pep Biel broke through early in the second half, Patrick Agyemang added his team-leading 10th goal and visiting Charlotte FC dumped D.C. United out of the playoff picture with a 3-0 win on Saturday night in both teams' regular season finale.,Liel Abada added a late third, and Brandt Bronico assisted...

Messi's hat trick leads way as Inter Miami set MLS single-season points record in win over Revolution
Lionel Messi's hat trick led Inter Miami to a new MLS single-season points record after their 6-2 victory over the visiting New England Revolution on Saturday on MLS Decision Day.,Despite not entering the match until the 58th minute, Messi assisted on Benjamin Cremaschi's go-ahead goal just seconds ...

Nashville SC blank lowly Chicago Fire to finish on a strong note
Alex Muyl, Sam Surridge and Jacob Shaffelburg scored second-half goals as Nashville SC defeated the host Chicago Fire 3-0 on MLS' Decision Day.,Anibal Godoy had a pair of assists and goalkeeper Elliot Joseph Panicco made six saves in posting the shutout for Nashville (9-16-9, 36 points), which misse...

Malte Amundsen's late goal lifts Crew past Red Bulls
Malte Amundsen scored in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time to deliver the visiting Columbus Crew to a 3-2 win over the New York Red Bulls in the regular-season finale on Saturday in Harrison, N.J.,After Emil Forsberg scored twice in the second half to dig the Red Bulls out of a 2-0 hol...

FC Cincinnati lock down 3 seed in Eastern Conference with win over Philly Union
Jakob Glesnes conceded an own goal early in the second half, and FC Cincinnati defeated the host Philadelphia Union 2-1 in Chester, Pa., on Saturday to wrap up the 2024 MLS regular season.,Yamil Asad also scored as Cincinnati (18-11-5, 59 points) nabbed the Eastern Conference's third seed in the MLS...